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Commissioners authorize Enterprise fleet-management contract after questions about vehicle count
Summary
Oxford County authorized its administrator to engage a fleet-management contract with Enterprise to modernize the county fleet, while commissioners pressed for clarity on how many new vehicles would be introduced; officials said the plan would work within the county budget and initially add one vehicle to reach eight in the first year.
Sheriff Chris Wainwright and Administrator Loper recommended engaging Enterprise for fleet-management services, arguing it would lower repair and maintenance costs and improve trade-in value for county vehicles. Administrator Loper told commissioners that Enterprise would work within the county's budget and that bringing the fleet up to date could add one new vehicle this year, bringing the total to eight, with future years requiring only two to three replacements.
Commissioner Lisa Keim said she wanted assurance that contracting would not obligate the county to buy seven new vehicles in the current year, and Enterprise representative Anthony Wu cautioned that "it's difficult to tell today how many spares would be needed" given the fleet's current condition and the territory covered. The board authorized Administrator Loper to engage a contract with Enterprise for fleet management services; no purchase commitments beyond the budgetary constraints were recorded in the minutes.
